Striking Fall 1997 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Watercolour Black Dress w Bead Detail designer-richard-tyler The classic tunic cut will

The classic tunic cut will allow it to work on a range of sizes

More beads have been hand applies to detail each cuff for the perfect finish

The illusion of a band around the waist is actually part of the cleverly screened patter

The silk has been folded into sharp pleats and then set into the skirt so that by the time they reach the hem they open and swirl and curve around you

Striking Fall 1997 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Watercolour Black Dress w Bead Detail designer-richard-tyler The classic tunic cut willThis is a lovely dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and it twin walked the runway for the Fall 1997 season. Kristen McMenamy looked gorgeous in it as she walked the catwalk in it and I am very pleased that we have found runway footage for you to reference so that you can see how lovely the dress moves once it is on an actual body. We also found a backstage shot that has Karl in the photo with Kristen wearing the twin of this one. That makes it that